Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 34 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 34 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Nov 27, 2021, 1:06 AM GMT-3 (04:06 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 38 km ENE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-11-27 04:06:06 UTC
Depth
125.3 km (77.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.175° S, 68.783° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.2 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.357 km W of Calama, Chile · 1768 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.5120 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1755 days ago · 117 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.657 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1751 days ago · 126 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.486 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1749 days ago · 107 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.738 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1743 days ago · 110 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.7131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1735 days ago · 138 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.322 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1730 days ago · 125 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1727 days ago · 149 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.3129 km N of Calama, Chile · 1723 days ago · 119 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.0130 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1722 days ago · 151 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.043 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 1719 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.2114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1717 days ago · 124 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.349 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1717 days ago · 183 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.237 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1714 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.134 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1714 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.539 km E of Calama, Chile · 1773 days ago · 112 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.2117 km N of Calama, Chile · 1775 days ago · 119 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.355 km N of Calama, Chile · 1782 days ago · 119 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.1106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1792 days ago · 128 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fxea. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.